Dirigible automobile-lamp.



T. G. WILBRAHAM.

DI'rllGIBLE AUTOMOBILE MI APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6. M11

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,certain new and I I Dirigible Automobile-Lamps, of which the reference being.

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UNITEIQSTATES TDHOMAS e. wILBRAHA /i, dE'ALLOWAY, New Jmi i;

'DIRIGIBLE AUTOMOBILE-LAMP.-

To [p11 uilwm it concern: I I I I eiit known that-L Thomas G. Winem- HAM, a. citizen of the United States; read.

ing at -Alloway, inthe county. of Salem ated thereby for turning the lamps 'ofthe I vehicle as the wheels are turned so thatthe light rays will at all times be thrown directly in front of'the machine:

a I sniall and claimed, and

- panying drawings,

further object of theinvent'ion is to 'prdvide improved "means' for removably' 'm'oilint-ing the lamps and securely retaining same in their proper pos t ons ,te be the aetuatedby the operating mechanism.

stillanothepobject of theinvention is to provide mechanism for-the-above. purpose which is simple land; etlicient'in construction, highly durable in practical use nd may be manufactured at. comparatively cost. I With the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrange-- ment of parts hereinafter fully described illustrated in the accomin whioh Figure 1 is a front elevation illustrating the arrangement of my improved mecha-' nism; Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail section I of one ofthe lamp supporting-standards,

showing the manner of mounting and re-- taining the lamp thereon; and Fig. 3 is a detail section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing 5 designates the axle of a motor driven vehicle upon the ends of which the usual'steermg knuckles 6 are arranged which carry 'spina dles on which are mounted the vehicle wheels 7'. Laterally extending arms 8 are connected to the steering knuckles and a transversely disposed steering rod 9 connect-s said arms.

Upon the vehicle. axle 5 each of its ends a standard 10 is mounted.

the lower end of said standard being seated in aoreoess in the axle and'provided with a reduced portion 11 extending below said Specification ofLetters Patent. I

e and .eifeet ive means and adjacent to Application filed January is, 1912. seri l No. 669,849.

axle. Arms 12 arefixedupon deduced lower ends of the standardsv1.0: aaearepiw o't-ally connected to -it-h'e' 1r gsteeni'ngf' t9. Upon the, u pperend of each of thestimdaiitds 10 a lamp 13 is mountedgsaidxlampstbeing arranged in a"; holder-aeonsistingw' .mthe spaced arms 14 which are integitall I upon a tubular body 15.35: pon 't e mine!- I wall of this tubular, body akeyi 16 :is trimmed to fit into'a key-way g llopnovidedt,ilf the upper end 'of the 'standarda1.

ofsaid tubular body. of the standards 10 as 19 are" fixed upon the axlegii these lugs the lower end of; .a 20 is arranged and rigidlyt of a bolt 21 extendingthrougheand connect ingfsa-id lu A retainingsmmb t 225B provided wlth bowed resilient arms 52340 embrace the body'portion 15 oftherlam'p holder. This reta cl'udes a loop 24 .to receiyethe upper endof the resilient .bar 20. Thisgban20- normally exerts pressure upon.- the reta-ijning; member in the (li 1-e'( :tie, i-\ of the st-a-ndard 1 0 whereby the bowed arms 23 are retained'in Adiacentqto each P i b /ears; ori'lu'gs and, between the end of the standard.

nected to the lower ends of said-standards by the arms 12. In this manner the light rays are at all times thrown upon the ground directly in front of the vehicle and the liability of accidents upon turning a corner is thereby reduced to a minimum. The lamps may be easily and quickly removed from the standards by simply forcing outwardly upon the upper end of the resilient bar 20 so that the bowed spring arms 23 of the retaining member 22 are disengaged from the body of the lamp holder. The holder and the lamp can then be readily lifted from the upper end of the standard. F rom the foregoing the construction and manner of operation of my improved lamp turning mechanism will be fully understood.

engagement about the body'vl5 of tlie holder t 1e lower medium of the steering'rod 9 which is conresilient ban fixed my .means ining; member "also i in orupward movement of the foregoing construction. it will -l'nechanism, or

But few parts are employed in the con struction, which aie. of simple form, therethe mechanism very durable removablymounting; the lamps,

uickly removed or replaced w out d-istu While I have shown and described the preferred construction and arrangement of .the various parts, it will be'understood that is claimed is:-

retaining member having resilient thedevic'e is 'susceptible of considerable modification w thoutdeparting from the essential feature or sacri cing any of'the' advantages. the cot. Having th s described the-invention what 1.: A-' mechanisn of the character decomprislng rotatably' mounted between the lower ends ofsaid standards, a lamp removably mounted upon; the upper end of each of the standards and inclu g a holder provided with anann'ular fla e, a bowed arms to embrace said holder above said flange, and additional means engaging said retaining element and yieldingly holding the same in its efi'ective-position.

2. A. mechanism of the character, described comprising standards, a steering rod and connections "between-the same and said standards, a

lamp mmovabl y mounted upon the upper rot atabl'y mounted upon the body of the holder.

scribed comprising rotatable supporting 'standards,'a steering rod and connections between the same and the lower ends ofthe standards, a lamp mounted upon the upper end of each ofthe standards and including 'a holder provided 'with'a tubular-body p'or+ tion to receive the standard, said body being provided with a key to be received-in a key-way in said standard, a retaining memher having bowed resilient arms to en-gage the holder a nd retain the same upon the standard, said me'mber also including'a. loop, and a resilient barrigidl fixed at one end-- and having its other en disposed. in said loop to yieldingly holdsaid retaini memher in engagement with the lamp ho der. In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' THOMAS G. WILBRAHANL; Witnesses:

D. HARRIs- SMITH,

C. H. WARrmn.

. 3.: A mechanism .of 'the character s de- 

